I have fetched the van from its storage site and got the car already for a trip up to the National Forest with our grandaughter. Because of other family commitments we were planning to set off around mid day on Sunday. Well, for the third time this year our planned travel day and direction has taken us right into a really bad weather forecast. I can stand rain but travelling in high gusting wind is not what I call a pleasureable experience and best avoided if possible. Given the Met Office forecast (probabably over egged) we have re-scheduled our trip; but given the probability of planning the travel days of our trips in conjunction with bad weather I think I might take up betting on the horses!